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ToddM
09-22-2009, 08:06 AM
Hi everybody!! Hope everyone is doing well. Happy fall, hope everybody's summer was wonderful!! With fall beginning today, I thought it would be a good time to announce a new contest. Actually, this is just a feeling out process to see if there's enough interest. Things have been pretty quiet here lately, so hopefully a new contest will generate some activity!

So here it goes: "Scrambled Song" contest!! This idea was suggested by our wonderful V-teamer Tiffany, who was kind enough to give her approval to let me run this for her:) Thanks, Tiff:) Basically, like the last contest "name that Marina lyric" from earlier this year,
it'll run for 30 days. Every day, I'll pick one of Marina's songs, scramble up the title, and whoever unscrambles it correctly first, will receive 5 points! Whoever has the most points after 30 days will receive a prize to be determined.
Marina, if your reading any suggestions you have for a prize would be greatly appreciated. Tiffany and I both thought the new t-shirts would make a great prize, but if the winner already has one well...
I was thinking of starting this contest around Oct.1st or 2nd, that way Marina could send out a newsletter to announce the contest! That is... if we do this. So I'd really appreciate some feedback from the Komrades to see who's interested. I think it'll be really fun!!!

Oh, and also, if we do this, I probably won't use songs like "Hope", "Gone", "Ocean", "Fate" or "Fool" since they would obviously be very easy to solve:"ofol"? Don't think that would be to hard to figure out(LOL).So let me know what you think! I'll look forward to your feedback and suggestions. Let's have some fun!!!!!!

ulfdog
09-22-2009, 11:33 PM
Todd, sounds like fun. How about for a prize....... an all expense paid, flight and hotel for the winner and a guest to any Marina show of the winner choice. :D

marina
09-23-2009, 01:37 PM
the winner can decide the prize: between a tshirt, totebag or a little framed drawing (by me). yes, I draw :)

Stormy
09-23-2009, 02:25 PM
It's a good idea Todd, Just go ahead :)
and for the winner it will be a very big honour to get the drawing from Marina V :)
I hope it will be me :p

TheMilla
09-24-2009, 06:22 AM
i love this idea :)
go for it todd!

ToddM
09-24-2009, 09:41 AM
Thanks everybody, though remember, it's actually Tiffany's idea! So Marina, do you want to send an announcement in a newsletter in the next week or so? Then we can start Oct 1st?
An BTW Marina...,I want a framed drawing from you!! I'm not eligible though;)Awwwww!(LOL)

Tiffany
09-24-2009, 05:28 PM
Cool!! Todd, Thanks for the props! But, it's your baby now and we all know you will do an amazing job with the contest....and kudos to you for finding the time in your already busy schedule:).

ulfdog
09-24-2009, 11:58 PM
Todd, just one question, how do we go about keeping it fair since between the comrades we cover many different time zones. At first I thought maybe you could pick a set time and it would be up to us to be there to participate, then I thought maybe it would be better if you just posted each new song at random times during the day and again it would be up to each person to check periodically. This way it will avoid any possible jokes about favoritism. Just a thought, let me know if I’m over thinking this. :)


I’m still holding out for an all expense paid, flight and hotel. :D

ToddM
09-25-2009, 07:17 AM
Hey Ulfdog. Yes, I'll be posting the songs at random times to give everyone a chance. It'll be up to the komrades to be on their toes. This is exactly how I did it with the last contest! I'll post an announcement with all the details soon, but for now I'm just waiting to see if Marina wants to send out a newsletter announcing to all her fans about this contest, so Marina, if your reading...

ToddM
10-01-2009, 09:35 AM
Is everybody ready for the contest starting tomorrow? It's been so quiet this week, and I know Marina has been too busy to send out a newsletter, so I'm not even sure if I should start it tomorrow:( I guess we'll see...

Stormy
10-01-2009, 01:26 PM
@Todd , Nick has sent at least I got the email :p You can just start, i guess :)

TheMilla
10-01-2009, 01:47 PM
the email nick sent out, was from this forum i don't know if all reads it.

an email should have been sent out to all on her mailing list too. ;)

altho not all read that either. it's amazing how many don't check their email at all, or maybe just once every 6 months or whatever :eek:

it doesn't matter much if the contest starts a few days late. we can start it on monday e.g. ;)

it's np todd *hugs*

Nicole
10-05-2009, 12:33 PM
I got the email I'm all up for the contest... let us know when it officially starts since it seems it hasn't yet... looking forward to it ^.^